Future
The long-term weather forecast is for more intense droughts alternating with more intense downpours.
“A Hotter Future Is Certain...How Hot Is Up to Us.”
The First World, part one -
Some will demand higher sea walls and higher border walls.
The First World, part two -
“Eventually the secured enclaves...will also succumb to collapse in chaos."
In 2019 "more than 11,000 scientists...[agreed that] climate change...could lead to 'untold human suffering'."
In 2021 this group emphasized the need for six changes:
"(1) ...eliminating fossil fuels and shifting to renewables;
(2) ...slashing [other pollutants:] black carbon (soot), methane, and hydrofluorocarbons;
(3) ...restoring and permanently protecting Earth's ecosystems...
(4) ...switching to mostly plant-based diets, reducing food waste, and improving cropping practices;
(5) ...moving from...overconsumption by the wealthy, to...prices [which] reflect...environmental costs...
(6) ...providing...family planning and supporting education and rights for...girls and...women."
